Extreme heatwave across US east coast already had upended some of the weekend\u2019s long-planned celebrations<\/p>\n
Donald Trump\u2019s plans to celebrate the US\u2019s 250th birthday with \u201cthe greatest show of all\u201d in the heart of Washington DC were disrupted on a Saturday evening by fears of a thunderstorm.<\/p>\n
Thousands of spectators who had filed onto the National Mall for a show featuring a speech by the US president and an extensive fireworks display were instructed to evacuate the site.<\/p>\n
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